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PHYSIOGRAPHIC UNIT [2 records]

Record 1 2007-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Silviculture
DEF

A portion of land that is characterized by the particular arrangement of its main landform components (altitude, difference in level and slope).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Portion de territoire caractérisée par un agencement particulier des principales composantes du relief (altitude, dénivellation et pente).

OBS

L'ensemble physiographique, qui est représenté sur des cartes à l'échelle 1/250 000, regroupe des districts présentant des similarités du point de vue du relief.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Geography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie humaine
OBS

Rev. Géog. Montréal, no 1, 1972, TXXVI, p. 51 RA

Spanish

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